How China’s Most Valuable Inkstones are Made | Artisans E2

China has a long history of using inkstones for calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting. She artists in Anhui, China, make one of the most sought after inkstones in the country. Each piece can take up to two years to finish. Here’s how one family has perfected the art.
This is the second episode of our “Artisans” series, where we explore China’s rich art history and its dedicated creators.
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0:00 She inkstones
0:51 Diplomatic gift
1:09 The history
1:41 How it’s made
4:10 Almost losing a successor
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Producer: Lyn Yang
Videographer: Patrick Wong
Editor: Mart Sarmiento
Mastering: Victor Peña
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[@Goldthread]

Do you own any precious painting tools of your own?

[@dracokaiser]

yes. where's episode 1?

[@supervincemus]

How can I buy one from the inkstone artist in the video?

[@LeungHoTsuen]

"But we don't have enough people who understand art like calligraphy and painting." SO true! That's why I hand carve every (linoleum) seal for the labels I make over at Baisun Candle Co. Thanks Goldthread team for really making it feel like these episodes are made specially for me!

[@jeffbrownstain]

Nice plug

[@liuzh1han]

​@@jeffbrownstain gotta hustle when you gotta hustle man

[@Saraseeksthompson0211]

It’s just so nice to see a family doing these crafts together. It’s so sweet and beautiful.

[@darlouthia5153]

So beautiful. I love the generational side of this story.

[@simplica1]

The insider business channel had a vid about Japanese ink stick making but I knew this was actually Chinese in origin so I looked for how the Chinese would make it. Thank you for showing this. More people should know where things originate from!

[@NJ-qk2ij]

The designs look so intricate and beautiful

[@ms_zaku.1415]

Very​ nice.🤟Respect​💕👍🤟

[@marieindia8116]

Lovely, I had never heard of inkstones before. Some really nice artwork and creativity displayed here.

[@stephenpaul668]

I love how they translate drawing and writing as traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting

[@Vuohipukki]

Very beautiful work!

[@YasinNabi]

I can assure That This is one of The best videos ..... liked .,,.,

[@Rumeel12708]

Amazing and beautiful!!!!!!! ❤, I just starting to learn Japanese, and kanji is beautiful!!! I want to expand my calligraphy into other languages and not just fonts.

[@wisecanadianwoman]

Beautiful!

[@TheSmokey1523]

Gorgeous! I love Chinese calligraphy but it’s so difficult 😥

[@cookbook800]

Beautiful and breathtaking!

[@olivier2553]

I always find your short stories very interesting and educative.

[@Goldthread]

Glad you like them!

[@TheAnsweris_42]

just gonna leave a shoutout for the little boy with the Brazillian shirt....

[@miaomiaochan]

I hope to own a genuine She inkstone one day, especially one that has an almost iridescent marbling that kind of resembles a photo of a nebula in outer space. They don't come cheap, but they will last an eternity with the proper care.

[@SundayJones-mu2ig]

Please provide a link or contact information for the Artist. Thank you.

[@Goon-124]

Absolutely love the art and Artistry, the craftsmanship is top notch, but I sadly had to watch on mute. The slow scrape of the tooltips on the stone nearly had me falling out of my chair, the sound bending my spine near in half. Curse you, human condition!

[@jeffbrownstain]

That's not the human condition, that's called being a baby.

[@jeffbrownstain]

Wouldn't even use the 200$ one for sketching when it can't be erased 🤣 Absolute waste of money, thanks for doing it for us.

[@SundayJones-mu2ig]

🩷

[@johnlemuelm.santiago6036]

In the past the made designs in the ink stone so it will be selling now its a design

[@126monkeys8]

功夫在硯外, 是通關密語！

[@happyman6102]

Sure would have liked to have seen at least one instance of the inkstone being used as an inkstone! But nope not once in the whole video do we see the object being used for its intended purpose